Acts 28:5:6Acts.28.5.W6TAB
θηρίον
thêreeon
“creature”
- Transliteration
- thê-REE-on
- Extended
- tʰê-REE-oh(n)
- IPA
- /tʰɛːˈri.on/
Meaning by language
- English
- creature
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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The word
Word in context
- word
thê-REE-on
- sentence
ho men oun a-po-ti-NA-ksas to thê-REE-on eis to pyr E-pa-then ou-DEN ka-KON
Exegesis
The direct object to therion {τὸ θηρίον | tò thērion} refers back to the previously mentioned viper, with the prepositional phrase eis to pyr {εἰς τὸ πῦρ | eis tò pŷr} expressing motion into a goal.
Root and etymology
thertheta–eta–rho
“wild animal, beast”
In context — Acts 28:5
So then, after he shook the creature into the fire, he suffered no harm .
About this coordinate
Acts 28:5:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Acts 28:5, so the Greek word θηρίον (thêreeon) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Acts.28.5.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.28.5.W6.S1) and character.